Atlanta TV Station Pays Tribute To Rapper Biggie Smalls
On the 20th anniversary of his death, members of the Atlanta news team paid tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. by working the rapper's lyrics into morning traffic reports.
(SOUNDBITE OF THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.'S "HYPNOTIZE")
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm David Greene. The news team at WSB-TV in Atlanta used their traffic report to pay tribute to a certain East Coast rapper.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HYPNOTIZE")
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.: (Rapping) I can fill you with real millionaire...
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Your car cannot go 160 swiftly on the...
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HYPNOTIZE")
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.: (Rapping) My car go 160 swiftly...
GREENE: The Notorious B.I.G. died 20 years ago last week.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "JUICY")
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.: (Rapper) And if you don't know, now you know.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: And if you don't know, now you know about...
GREENE: I can try this, right? Here in the morning, crack of dawn...
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WARNING")
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.: (Rapping) In the morning, crack of dawn and now I'm yawning.
GREENE: It's MORNING EDITION.
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